Collins Caliphs and Kings

Spain, 796-1031
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-27399-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: A History of Spain

Roger Collins, a leading historian, investigates a time in Spanishhistory known for its multi-religious society - when Christians,Jews and Muslims lived in apparent harmony - revealing a fuller,more complex picture of this fascinating period.
* Presents new ideas and interpretations of a fascinating yetmuch misunderstood period of Spanish and Islamic history
* A broad and complex treatment of the tenure of the Umayyaddynasty in Spain
* Debunks myths and investigates the historiography of existingscholarship of the period

Autoren/Hrsg.

Collins, Roger

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Genealogies viii
Maps xi
Introduction 1
1 Al-Andalus:War and Society, 796-888 14
2 The Asturian Kingdom: Chroniclers and Kings, 791-91050
3 The Christians of al-Andalus 83
4 Monks, Books, and Saints in the Christian North 104
5 Al-Andalus: Local Government versus the Capital, 888-928121
6 TheKingdomofLe´ on, 910-1037 138
7 Al-Andalus: Umayyad Triumph and Disaster, 912-1031166
8 The Kingdom of Navarre and the Pyrenean Counties,799-1035 205
9 The County of Castile, c.860-1037 238
Bibliography 257
Glossary 300
Acknowledgments 302
Index 304

Über Autor(innen)

Formerly a Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Studies in theHumanities in the University of Edinburgh, Roger Collins isnow a Fellow in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology ofthe University of Edinburgh. He has published widely in medievalSpanish and European history, and his books include: TheBasques (Blackwell, 1986), The Arab Conquest of Spain,710-797 (Blackwell, 1989), OxfordArchaeological Guide to Spain (1998), Charlemagne(1998), Visigothic Spain, 409-711(Blackwell, 2004), and, most recently, Keepers of the Keys ofHeaven: A History of the Papacy (2009).